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======================================GlaxoSmithKline======================================$3 BILLION——————————————————————7/2/2012——————————————————————(4/1998 – 8/2003)
——————————————————————United StatesallegesGSKparticipated inpreparing
publishing
distributingmisleading medical journal article that misreported that clinical trial of drug demonstrated efficacy in treatment when study failed to demonstrate efficacy
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At same time, United Statesalleges, GSKdidn’t make available data from 2 other studies in which drug also failed to demonstrate efficacy
——————————————————————(2001 – 2007)
——————————————————————United StatesallegesGSKfailed to include certain safety data about drug in reports to FDA meant to allow FDA to determine if drug continues to be safe for approved indications and to spot drug safety trends
——————————————————————missing information included data regarding certain post-marketing studies
——————————————————————data regarding 2 studies undertaken in response to European regulators’ concerns about safety of drug
——————————————————————United StatesallegesGSKstated drug had positive cholesterol profile despite having no well-controlled studies to support that message======================================

======================================Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Scios Inc.
Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P.======================================$2.2 BILLION +——————————————————————11/4/2013, Monday——————————————————————Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Janssen
——————————————————————complaint allegesJ&J and Janssen were aware drug posed serious health risks, but companies downplayed these risks
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For example, whenJ&Jstudy of drug showed significant risk of strokes and other adverse events in patients, complaint alleges Janssencombined study data with other studies to make it appear there was lower overall risk of adverse events
——————————————————————year afterJ&Jreceived results of 2nd study confirming increased safety risk for patients taking drug, but hadn’t published data, one physician who worked on study cautionedJanssen
——————————————————————“[a]t this point, so long after [the study] has been completed … we must be concerned that this gives the strong appearance that Janssen is purposely withholding the findings.”
——————————————————————complaint allegesJanssenknew patients taking drug had increased risk, but nonetheless promoted drug as “uncompromised by safety concerns”
——————————————————————WhenJanssenreceived initial results of studies indicating drug posed same risk as other antipsychotics, complaint alleges company retained outside consultants to re-analyze study results and ultimately published articles stating drug was actually associated with lower risk
——————————————————————J&J and another of its subsidiaries, Scios Inc.
——————————————————————8/2001 – FDA approved drug to treat patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure who have shortness of breath at rest or with minimal activity
——————————————————————approval based on study involving hospitalized patients experiencing severe heart failure who received infusions of drug over average 36-hour period
——————————————————————complaint allegedScioshad no sound scientific evidence supporting medical necessity of outpatient infusions and misleadingly used small pilot study to encourage serial outpatient use of drug======================================

======================================Abbott Laboratories Inc.======================================$1.5 BILLION——————————————————————5/7/2012, Monday——————————————————————(2001 – 2006)
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company marketed drug in combination with atypical antipsychotic drugs even after its clinical trials failed to demonstrate adding drug was any more effective than atypical antipsychotic alone for that use
——————————————————————1999 – forced to discontinue clinical trial of drug due to increased incidence of adverse events, including
somnolence
dehydration
anorexiaexperienced by study participants administered drug
——————————————————————funded 2 studies of use of drugboth failed to meet main goals established for the study
——————————————————————When 2nd study failed to show statistically significant treatment difference between antipsychotic drugs used in combination with drug and antipsychotic drugs alone, waited nearly 2 years to notify sales force about study results and another 2 years to publish results======================================

======================================AstraZeneca LP / AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP======================================$520 MILLION——————————————————————4/27/2010, Tuesday——————————————————————engaged doctors to conduct studies on unapproved uses of drug
——————————————————————recruited doctors to serve as authors of articles that were ghostwritten by medical literature companies and about studies doctors in question didn’t conduct
——————————————————————then usedstudies
articlesas basis for promotional messages aboutunapproved uses of drug======================================REFERENCE:======================================11/26/2013 – United States Department of Justice (DOJ) versus BIG Pharma: BIG Pharma fought the law, and the law won ?:
——————————————————————https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/united-states-department-of-justice-versus-big-pharma-big-pharma-fought-the-law-and-the-law-won/
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“He also stated quite frankly during the Google Hangout that nothing will ever change his mind”
——————————————————————Woo, Bob did NOT provide enough evidence that would cause me to “change my mind”
——————————————————————“So what’s the point of any further discourse?”
——————————————————————Woo, the point is, it gives you the opportunity to explain why you lied to The Guardian [2]
——————————————————————“His idea of “debate” is having critics post comments on his blog; whether that is to drive up page views or merely to seek attention we’ll never know”
——————————————————————Woo, who suggested leaving comments on my blog ?

Bob ? [3]

9/28/2013 Google+ Hangout
——————————————————————1:13:00
——————————————————————“Okay, I’ll look at that, and I will respond to it once I’ve taken a look at that, okay ?“

“Um, and I’ll respond on your web-site“

“Um, seems only fair“
——————————————————————1:14:00
——————————————————————2:09:00
——————————————————————“… and don’t worry I will go to your site and I will comment on on on what you’ve run“
——————————————————————2:10:15
——————————————————————2:18:00
——————————————————————“Um, I will look at your web-site, and we will, uh, we, uh, you, oh make sure that I I go to your blog and and I talk there“
——————————————————————2:19:00
——————————————————————“What none of us understands is his motivation”

“I have discussed this privately in e-mails with Bob B. and you, Guy”

“When asked about this during the session on Saturday all he said was that he wanted to correct what he perceives as misinformation from Burzynski critics on social media”
——————————————————————Woo, you’re obviously NOT from Texas

It’s like a whole ‘notherCountry

My motivation ?

I am a Texan and an American and I do NOT have any respect for individuals who lie about cancer treatment on social media

Verstehen ?

There’s a saying:

“Don’t mess with Texas”
——————————————————————“It has to go deeper than that”

“He didn’t wake up one day and out of the blue decide he was going to champion Burzynski”

“He has to have some connection, either personal or commercial”
——————————————————————Woo, you’re still wrong

Prove it
——————————————————————“The sheer amount of time and effort he’s pored into writing hundreds, if not thousands of comments on science blogs, his rabid attempts to edit Wikipedia and his own blog posts indicates he something invested”
——————————————————————Woo, why don’t you count the amount of comments I posted on “Orac’s” Respectful Insolence science blog and let everyone know the results ?
——————————————————————“He denied he works for Burzynski as he stated he doesn’t even live in Texas anymore, but that is irrelevant”

“I don’t believe Marc Stephens lived in Texas for the duration of time he represented the clinic”
——————————————————————Woo, who cares what you think about Marc Stephens ?

Prove it
——————————————————————“I wish he would just be honest and tell us why he has spent devoted so much of his time over the past year (almost) promoting and supporting Burzynski (and Merola, for that matter)”
——————————————————————Woo, where have I been “promoting and supporting” them ?

Everything on my blog is devoted to showing how “The Skeptics™” lie
——————————————————————“I was going to say it would be hard to go back to calling him an idiot after hearing him speak on Saturday, as he became humanized”
——————————————————————Woo, I have no problem calling you an “idiot” after you lied about me [2]
——————————————————————“His folksy “y’all” and his laughter made him a real person”

“He was no longer just words on a screen, but a living, breathing human being”

“However after seeing the Tweets he posted immediately following the Hangout, where he reverted to his juvenile insults, his name-calling, his inability to write a coherent sentence and his out-and-out lack of respect for people like you and Dr. Gorksi has made me reevaluate my stance”
——————————————————————Woo, please cite one of these “supposed”Tweetsyou have a problem with

Surely you did NOT think I was giving Bobcarte blanche to continue on Twitter without proving his case ?
——————————————————————“He simply deserves to be ignored”

“He has a serious personality disorder and doesn’t merit any of our attention ever again”
——————————————————————Woo, my personality is serious enough NOT to lie about people to The Guardian

“He kind of admitted it when he said that he’d be persuaded by the FDA not having granted phase 3 approval; defining your rejection criteria according to some test whose outcome is already know is one of the techniques used by homeopaths”
——————————————————————Guy, which homeopathic “remedy” has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and FDA Phase 3 approval ?
——————————————————————“You do not interpret this thing as I would like, therefore you are denying this thing happened, therefore you lie, is another,”
——————————————————————Guy, what massive cognitive dissonance dreamworld are you living in ?
======================================Guy Chapman – 10/2/2013 – 12:28 am

“Actually, we know what he is”

“A troll”

“Why did we let ourselves get sucked in?”
——————————————————————“Troll” is an excusecowards use to try and label someone in order to claim that they should NOT be put in a position to do something they agreed to
======================================IamBreastCancer – 10/2/2013 – 12:27 am

“Excellent summary, Guy”

“I agree with WooFighter that his motivation is suspect, but there are some desperately lonely attention-seeking people out there who will grasp onto any controversial issue just to get “in the game.””

“As a cancer patient myself, I was struck by the fact that he could yammer on for almost 2-1/2 hours without showing a shred of concern or compassion for cancer patients or legitimate cancer treatment questions”

“His behavior before, during and since the debate clearly shows he absolutely has no regard for real facts or evidence”

“I’m thankful that he’s unable to write coherently, as it cripples his capacity for causing harm to cancer patients”

“Unlike so many other charlatans out there, I don’t think he represents much of a threat to patient safety, just a lot of noise and bandwidth waste”

“His 15 minutes of fame needs to end”
——————————————————————Quidama, I’m sorry you have cancer, but it sounds to me like you seriously need a “reality check”: [4]
——————————————————————A. Tried to “control the conversation”1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————B.Interrupted the other individual the most:1. 30+ – Bob Blaskiewicz interrupted DJT
2. (20+ back at ya) – DJT interrupted BB
——————————————————————C.Asked the most questions:1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————D.Most speaking time:1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————E.Most words:1. 13,933 – Bob Blaskiewicz
2. 8,847 – DJT
——————————————————————F.Most characters:1. 66,123 – Bob Blaskiewicz
2. 43,245 – DJT
——————————————————————G.Acted as if they were teaching a class, and dictating what your possible responses were, implying that they did NOT consider this to be a “debate” where the participants were free to choose their own responses:1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————H.Proved they do NOT know how to debate1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————I.Proved they do NOT have manners1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————J.Must have thought they were on the Morton Downey Jr. talk show (or do you prefer Jerry Springer ?)1. Bob Blaskiewicz
2.
——————————————————————K.Controlled themself best:
1.2. DJT
——————————————————————L.Did NOT need help from any pro-position pundits
1.2. DJT
——————————————————————“Thanks for all you do!”
——————————————————————You’re welcome